Ed Auger, recently retired after thirty-four years of service with the JC Penney Company, has been involved in photography since his early teen years. His special interest is in landscape, floral, and seascape themes. He uses his expertise in computer editing software to create various art mediums as well as pure photographic images. Ed's expertise in the darkroom has made the transition to digital work exciting and rewarding. He recently began marketing his photographs and art images under his new company, Photographic Phantasies.

Ed has displayed his work in numerous restaurants and gallery settings in the Dallas area. He also provides old photo restoration and printing services to a sizeable client base.

Ann Hoagland finds that photography has taught her to live in the moment, as even the simplest outing can become an adventure full of the unexpected. Having switched to digital format, she still strives to make the best possible image in the camera, in order to minimize any adjustments made afterward. As a member of the North American Nature Photography Association and a Field Contributor for "Nature Photographer" magazine, this artist likes to share glimpses of nature that illustrate a certain joyous beauty and resiliency. The resulting art prints are both inspirational and functional wall decor.

R.E. Marabito was born in Alliance in 1932 and raised in Cleveland, OH. Determined to relocate to warmer weather, in 1950, prior to the Korean War, he joined the Air Force and found his way to Texas where he eventually married.

By the late 1950s he was studying Architecture at University of Texas at Austin. Ron later settled in Dallas with his family and began his internship. This is where he eventually became an entrepreneur. A licensed Architect since 1964, he also headed the Construction Management and Technology Department at Richland College, was a General Contractor from 1978-85 and a licensed Interior Designer since the '90s. Other than an occasional consulting job, Ron is now retired preferring to travel by motor home around North America enjoying his art and photography.

Ron first photographed his travels, starting in the '60s to be able to relive the travel experiences. Later his photography became more important, an art form he came to love. Ron also worked with mixed media art. He decided to exhibit his photography in the early '80s. After a few shows he surmised there were, many talented photographers and he went in search of something to set him apart from others. In 1986, he combined his talents developing his unique expression of photographic art later known as "Photo Escapes". What led to this expression was a firm belief that most people cannot see outside the frame of a photo or piece of art. By artistically duplicating portions of the photographic image on the mat, Ron guides the viewer beyond the edges and allows the viewer to complete the picture with their imagination. Thus, "Photo Escapes".

Other than his unique mixed media work and computer generated art, he produces digital floral, landscape, nature and architectural photographic images.

Ron is available for commissioned work.

Chris O'Connell, the founder of Skylight Artists Association, has been focusing on his efforts on photography since he moved to Dallas in 1988. His mother's talents as a sculptor and water colorist inspired him initially to concentrate on color and macro views of natural subjects, however in 1996, his interest shifted to black and white photography and to hand-coloring his images with translucent oils.

Chris, who recently retired from thirty years of service in catalog management marketing and merchandising with the JC Penney Company, has displayed his work in many exhibits in the Metroplex, including group shows at the State Street Gallery and the Deep Ellum Center for the Arts.

Kevin Orr has been involved in art and photography most of his life. He started taking art classes at a very early age, which led to a BFA from North Texas State University in Graphic Design in 1979, which involved many painting and creative photography courses. He went on to open and own a successful florist shop "Designs in Bloom" in north Dallas for ten years, and then moved on to cosmetology and has owned "Hair by Design" since 1992. In 2008, Kevin decided to return to his artistic roots and started shooting pictures of many of his favorite things including florals, wildlife, landscapes, candids....well, just about anything he finds interesting or that catches his creative eye! He is already an award winning photographer, so continue to check back to see Kevin's latest photos. You never know what he'll be shooting next!

Gloria Ross has always been drawn to the dream-like and archetypal and uses this imagery for the power of its visual and psychic impact. Her artworks are subjective visual records of feelings, observations and memories; she combines textures and medias which contribute to the desired visual impact of each image. Gloria's work includes photographs, printmaking and collage - sometimes combining painted or sculpted elements to create a rich surface quality.

Sarah Scott and Carol Stum took a mule trip down into the Grand Canyon in 1991 in search of photo ops. Soon the two ventured outside the continental U.S. into Canada and Europe. After retiring with 64 years of teaching between them, they formed Creative Focus By Two Gutsy Broads L.L.C., and started shooting and traveling seriously.

With numerous photography awards and exhibits, two magazine covers and their “own little gallery” in Salons by J.C. (southwest corner of Coit and Campbell in Dallas), the Two Gutsy Broads of Creative Focus specialize in travel photography and any “scapes”...land, sea, sky, city, and our favorite - es-capes. Come travel with them vicariously.